Friday 15 May 2020

what are the current affairs questions



Current Affairs Questions

Q 1) Which of the following country has recently launched new rocket ‘Long March 5B’?
A.Russia
B.China
C.France
D.USA

●China's latest state-of-the-art carrier rocket, the Long March-5B, made a successful maiden flight, during which the new rocket managed to send the assembly of a trial version of the country's new-generation manned spaceship.
●The successful launch signaled that a new era of the construction of China's manned space projects including space stations.

Q 2) World Red Cross Day is observed every year on ________.
A.06 May
B.07 May
C.08 May
D.09 May

●May 8 is observed as the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
●Every year,the day celebrates the principles of the“International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement”.

Q 3) India has signed an MoU with which of the following country to import coking coal to meet requirements of Indian steel industry?
A.Russia
B.USA
C.China
D.Indonesia

●India and Russia are in talks to expand their energy partnership by increasing crude oil imports from Russia.
●Both the countries signed a memorandum of understanding to import coking coal to meet requirements of Indian steel industry.
●Delhi is seeking along-term agreement for supply of crude oil from Russia as it seeks to diversify its sources for hydrocarbons.

Q 4) Recently, Tamil Nadu has raised the retirement age of government employees from 58 to ________.
A.59 years
B.60 years
C.60.5 years
D.61 years

●Tamil Nadu government increased the retirement age of its staff from 58 years to 59 years to defer an outgo of Rs 5,000 crore towards retirement benefits for the current fiscal.
●More than 25,000 government employees were set to superannuate this financial year.
●Those who are due for retirement on May 31 this year will now retire on May 31, 2021.

Q 5) Which of the following State/UT government has launched an e-token system for liquor sale?
A.Delhi
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Rajasthan
C.Gujarat

●Delhi Government launched an e-token system for liquor sale in the national capital to ensure social distancing and to stop overcrowding.
●The decision was taken to encourage people to avoid long queues by applying for an e-token with a time slot at any near by shop to buy liquor.

Q 6) Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government brought an ordinance to suspend most labour laws for _________.
A.1 year
B.2 year
C.3 year
D.4 year

●Uttar Pradesh has suspended labour laws for the next 3 years.
●The move is aimed at boosting industrial investment as well employing the large number of migrant workers that have come back to their native villages in the state.

Q 7) Recently, Who among the following got a second term as the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) President?
A.Ricky Ponting
B.Brian Lara
C.Kumar Sangakkara
D.Shane Warne

●The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) decided to recommend a second term for its President Kumar Sangakkara as the current activities at the club have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
●The former SriLanka wicket keeper-bats man became the firstnon-British President of the club when he assumed office on October 1 last year.

Q 8) Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Link Road to Kailash Mansarovar that connects Dharchulato ________.
A.Siddharth Nagar
B.Lipulekh
C.Birgunj
D.NathuLa


●Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Link Road to Kailash Mansarovar via video conferencing.
●The link road connects Dharchula to Lipulekh, China Border which is known as Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra Route. 

Q 9) Which of the following days marks the ‘Time of Remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War’?
A.06-11 May
B.04-08 May
C.08-09 May
D.11-12 May

●The Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War is an international day of remembrance organised to pay tribute to the victims of World War II.
●This year, the observance begins on May 8, the anniversary of the date when the World War II Allies accepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich and ends on May 9.

Second World War Allies
•United States
•Soviet Union
•United Kingdom
•China
•India
•Canada
•Australia
•New Zealand
•South Africa
•Philippines
•Brazil
•Mongolia
•Mexico

Axis powers
•German Reich
•Kingdom of Italy
•Empire of Japan

World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 Result
•Allied victory
•Collapse of Nazi Germany
•Fall of the Japanese and Italian Empires
•Allied military occupations of Germany, Japan, Austria and foundation of the Italian Republic
•Beginning of the Nuclear Age
•Dissolution of the League of Nations and creation of the United Nations

Q 10) Recently, PNB Housing Finance signed a pact with which of the following institute for developing sustainable and reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for healthcare workers.
A.IIT-Kharagpur
B.IIT-Madras
C.IIT-Delhi
D.IIT-Kanpur

●PNB Housing Finance has signed a pact with IIT-Delhi for developing sustainable and reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for healthcare workers.
●The PNB Housing Finance Ltd (PNBHFL) will support research and development of a unique prototype material to be used in manufacturing sustainable (washable and reusable) PPE surgical gowns and masks.

Q 11) Which of the following steel company has withdrawn its membership from the Indian Steel Association (ISA)?
A.Tata Steel Ltd
B.JSW Steel
C.EssarSteel
D.Jindal Steel & Power

●Tata Steel Ltd has withdrawn its membership from the Indian Steel Association (ISA), an apex steel industry body.
●Subsequent to it, the company’s CEO and Managing Director (MD) T V Narendran has also stepped down from the Presidentship of the Association, tenure of which was scheduled to end in August.

Q 12) Who among the following has won the richest online chess tournament in history ‘Magnus Carlsen Invitational’?
A.Vladimir Kramnik
B.Garry Kasparov
C.Magnus Carlsen
D.Fabiano Caruana

●Magnus Carlsen has won the Magnus Carlsen Invitational.
●The Norwegian grandmaster clinched the $70,000 first prize after beating GM HikaruNakamura in the final of this very strong online tournament.
●The event was an initiative from the world champion himself.

Q 13) Recently the Government of India sets target of constructing roads worth ________ in next two years?
A.Rs5 lakh crore
B.Rs10 lakh crore
C.Rs15 lakh crore
D.Rs25 lakh crore


●Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways has set a target of constructing roads worth 15 lakh crore rupees in the next two years.
●The ministry also said that the auto scrapping policy is likely to be finalised soon.

Q 14) Every year May 7 is celebrated as Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti. He won the Nobel Prize in the year ________.

A.1910
B.1902
C.1919
D. 1913

Q 15) IIT-Kanpur has joined hands with which of the following company for the development of affordable ventilators for COVID-19 treatment?
A.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
B.Defence Research and Development Organisation
C. Bharat Dynamics Ltd
D. Mishra Dhatu Nigam

Q 16) The Tamil Nadu government commenced the process of acquiring a three-storeyed residence 'Veda Nilayam' to convert it into a memorial. 'Veda Nilayam' was the residence of ________.
A.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. J Jayalalithaa
C. Rajagopal achari
D. Velupillai Prabhakaran

Q 17) Mustafa Al Kadhimi has been appointed as the as new Prime Minister of ________.
A. Iraq
B. Egypt
C. New Zealand
D. Laos

Q 18) ‘NSafe’ is recently in news. It is a/an ________
A.Sanitizing tower
B.Vaccine to cure African swine fever virus
C. Reusable face mask
D COVID-19 test kit

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